Monday, September 3, 2012

Road Trip!

Sammy is twenty-five weeks!And, we tackled our first road trip!Camping or bust was our motto and had a little of both.Well…Sam didn’t really camp, but he hung out
at a campsite for two days…so that has to count for something.We decided it would be too cold for Sammy to
handle the tent at night, so he and I made the trip back and forth from
campsite to house (Jake’s brother lives in Flag).To be honest, I was thankful for a shower and
clean bed at the end of the night­­­­.So, Jake stayed with the big boys and camped (brave soul he is…actually,
they all did great in the tent…and we found out that Judah likes to stay up…Jake
probably beat him to sleep at night), and Sam and I stayed in a nice, warm
house…with clean sheets and running water (smart soul I am).It was such a fun trip…and one that made my
heart stop as a mother.You see, I don’t
panic much about my boys getting hurt (I have Jake for that), but when we left
it was pouring rain and we were way far back in this wooded area…and it was SO
muddy.And we had our amazing
minivan.The van is sliding every which
way and I am watching the truck in front of us (carrying my big boys that are
not wearing seatbelts and I am sure helping their Papa drive) slide all over…and
I panic.I bury my head into my hands,
start praying and start crying.God
brought us safely through and then I found out that mud won’t make your car tip
over…you just get stuck in it.Whatever.It was still totally
nerve wracking and put this Mama’s heart into a tailspin.Praise God for His faithfulness.So, that ended our eventful camping trip…and
gave me some more silvers.

So, what else bring week twenty-five bring for Sammy?Well, the camping was awesome.And with the camping trip, it brought LOTS of
Ergo time…LOTS.There was really nowhere
to put him down, so he was either held or in the Ergo the.whole.entire.time.He took all his naps in the Ergo…I totally
became one of those baby-wearing Mamas…and my hips are screaming “NO MO’”.Monday is going to be a rude awakening for
this little guy when someone is not at his beck and call to hold him
all.day.long.Poor buddy.He did great (obviously, he was held the
entire time), but I think he would prefer naps outside of the Ergo…shocking…who
doesn’t love a good nuzzle against some bossums?!?He also got taken away from his perfect
nursing environment and had to nurse with barking dogs, screaming kids, guns
blasting…you name it…and after locking him in a half-nelson, he was good to
go.There was another mom there nursing
her little boy…he would lay peacefully under the nursing cover…unlike my son
who tries to claw me to death, smack me up, and pull at the nursing cover every
chance he gets…whatever.And nope, still
no love affair with nursing…not one bit.Sammy got lots of love from Jake’s extended family and friends (this is
a camping trip we do every Labor Day…Jake has been doing this trip since he was
like six and probably only missing a handful of times…I think that is so cool).I got to hear more and more how he looks just
like me…very strange hearing that, but I do love it.Overall, Sam did great in a new environment
and spending A LOT of time in his car seat…he was quite the trooper.He is still doing okay with his sleeping…and I
might have fed him in the night during the camping trip…new sleeping
environment threw him off…oh well.

Naps
are still hit or miss…he tends to prefer his morning nap (ugh…would prefer the
longer afternoon nap…is it too much to ask to give a girl forty-five minutes in
a day with no awake children?!?Seriously, is that too much to ask?!?).Again, I can’t complain…this other mom with the peacefully nursing baby
still feeds every three hours around the clock…all through the night…shoot
me.He still fights the last nap of the
day and it makes for some brutal afternoons…tis just a season.He still will not roll from his tummy to back…drives
me crazy!And most times when I put him
on his back, he just rolls to his tummy…he is trying to make me crazy, oh yes
he is.He totally spins himself all over
the place when he is on his tummy.He
doesn’t seem to act like he wants to crawl and I know it is still months off
since he doesn’t sit yet.He did sit-up
for a couple minutes this week…still needs a bit more core strength and a lot
more balance.I don’t think he was as
cranky this week, but still cranky.And
he started getting a running nose…so, totally teething and I will remember
that when he gets teeth in three months that it all started back when…oh, yes
it did.The lack of the third nap also
plays into the fussiness and you can hear me saying me plenty of times in the
afternoon, “Sammy, just go to sleep already.”…I know this because I hear Hugh
say it…awesome.He is still getting his
mat time and we find him plenty of times throughout the day scooted all the way
against the wall playing peek-a-boo under the curtain…loves his independent
play time.He is a total giggle monster
and loves to be tickled.He loves to
stare (it is a Johnson thing…I don’t have the problem, but there are definitely
some members of my family who do)…I love it when he is in the Ergo and just
stares up at me…just waiting for me to look down and then he gives me this big
smile…love it.He totally has a sleepy
song just like our other boys…so sweet.He now has big smiles for most people and is so vocal…loves to hear
himself talk.Sweet boy…such an
incredible blessing.

We are in love with this sweet baby boy.Hard to believe he will be six months old
this next week…seriously, how did six months already pass?!?(However, I do feel every.single.minute of these
six months during the hours of four to seven every evening.)I can’t get enough of his big, open mouth
smile, or the way he stares at me.I am
so going to miss these sweet moments so much.My big boys are still super sweet, but there is something about a sweet
baby and the way they need you.Dear
Clock – please stop, but please pass by the hours of four to seven every
evening…and find someone to make my family some dinner!